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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

NATURE EVOLVES MAN; MAN EVOLVES MYTH

I am
fascinated by the continuum of beliefs and nonbeliefs, and respect all
worldviews.Religions and communities of
faith have tended to benefit humankind by rewarding and reinforcing virtuous
and ethical behavior.However, our value
of human life, and sense of ethics, has a biological (not theological)
basis.Virtue is not guided by a supreme
being, mythical figure, or supernatural entity.

Good (moral, ethical, and altruistic)
behavior has evolved as part of the evolutionary process which perpetuates the
species.The responsibility for our
lives and the kind of world in which we live is ours and ours alone.I affirm our ability and responsibility to
lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of
humanity.I will confront unjust power
structures and challenge oppressive policies.
I act to advance human rights and
social justice in our world.I envision
a world free from oppression and injustice, where all can realize their full
human rights.I value and strive for
empirical truth and human achievement.

I am a philosophical Taoist, atheist and humanist.My worldview and philosophy of life is secular, and free of supernatural and mystical elements.I believe in determinism (all effects have natural causes), and empiricism (evidence-based truth), thus I do not believe in a creator, intelligent design or free will.I reject notions of a theistic God and associated beliefs in an afterlife, a cosmic destiny, a supernatural origin of the universe, an immortal soul, the revealed nature of the Bible and the Koran, and a religious foundation for morality.